EP2552689B1 - Biaxial ausgerichtete polymilchsäurefolie mit vermindertem rauschpegel - Google Patents

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EP2552689B1
EP2552689B1 EP10849172.1A EP10849172A EP2552689B1 EP 2552689 B1 EP2552689 B1 EP 2552689B1 EP 10849172 A EP10849172 A EP 10849172A EP 2552689 B1 EP2552689 B1 EP 2552689B1
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Claudio M. Paulino
Nao Yokota
Keunsuk P. Chang
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  • This invention relates to a biaxially oriented polylactic acid (BOPLA) film with a novel formulation which exhibits a softer feel and quieter sound, without jeopardizing film making stability.
  • BOPLA biaxially oriented polylactic acid
  • Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films are typically used for packaging, decorative, and label applications and often perform multiple functions. In a lamination, they provide printability, transparent or matte appearance, or slip properties.
  • the films sometimes provide a surface suitable for receiving organic or inorganic coatings for gas and moisture barrier properties.
  • the films sometimes provide a heat sealable layer for bag forming and sealing, or a layer that is suitable for receiving an adhesive either by coating or by laminating.
  • Bio-based polymers are believed - once fully scaled-up - to help reduce reliance on petroleum, reduce production of greenhouse gases, and can be biodegradable or compostable as well.
  • Bio-based polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) -- which is currently derived from corn starch (but can be derived from other plant sugars) and thus, can be considered to be derived from a renewable resource - is one of the more popular and commercially available materials available for packaging film applications.
  • PVA polylactic acid
  • Such bio-based polymers used for packaging applications can also be degradable and/or compostable in certain situations.
  • bio-based polymer For such a bio-based polymer to be fit-for-use for many snack food packaging applications, it is desirable that the bio-based polymer film match as many of the attributes possible that BOPP is well-known for, such as heat sealability, printability, controlled COF, metallizability, barrier, etc.
  • metallized oriented PLA films should demonstrate good oxygen and moisture barrier properties.
  • good oxygen barrier property is generally easily achieved due to the polar nature of PLA, which provides good hydrogen-bonding of the polymer molecules.
  • this polar nature tends to be detrimental for achieving high moisture barrier.
  • the thought is that water molecules - being polar themselves - may more easily migrate through a polar polymer film than a non-polar polymer film.
  • BOPLA biaxially oriented polylactic acid
  • US Patent No.5,908,918 describes an impact-modified PLA packaging film using a degradable impact modifier and plasticizer.
  • the impact-modifier is preferably combined with the plasticizer to achieve the desired improvement in impact strength and flexibility.
  • the use of low molecular weight, migratory plasticizers can be detrimental to other useful properties desired in packaging films such as metallizing for high barrier or high-definition printing of the packaging film for graphics and advertising.
  • This patent does not contemplate achieving highly flexible PLA-based packaging films using components that do not contain a plasticizer and which may not affect metallizing or printing characteristics.
  • EP Patent Application 08739216 describes a film formulation to produce softer PLA articles using a vegetable oil-derived plasticizer with the PLA resin.
  • vegetable oil-based materials may be migratory and cause problems with metallizing or printing of such a modified substrate.
  • JP4210492 discloses a biaxially oriented PLA film having 15-50 wt% of aliphatic polyester to achieve good die cutting properties etc.
  • US Patent Application Serial No. 09/932,523 , publication 2003/0039775 A1 describes polylactic acid-based films including a toughening additive of 5-40 wt% of the core. The toughening additives are shown to improve elongation-to-break property of the films but also show a high degree of heat shrinkage and less thermal stability which can be detrimental for many packaging applications.
  • WO2008/020726 A1 discloses a multilayered aliphatic polyester film comprising a first resin layer and a second resin layer laminated on one or both sides of the first resin layer, each of the risen layers comprising a polylactic acid-based in an amount of 50% by weight or more.
  • US 2006/257676 A1 relates to a biodegradable resin drawn film or biodegradable resin drawn sheet, and a process for producing the same.
  • a biodegradable resin drawn film or sheet composed mainly of a mixture of a biodegradable resin of greater than or equal to 30°C as Tg and a biodegradable resin of less than or equal to 5°C as Tg.
  • US 6,121,410 A discloses a semi-crystalline film comprised of lactide polymer and a process for manufacturing the same.
  • the lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5% and water in concentration of less than about 200 ppm.
  • US 2009/311544 A1 relates to a biaxially oriented laminate film including a core layer including a blend of crystalline polylactic acid polymer and an inorganic antiblock particle which is biaxially oriented at low transverse direction orientation temperatures to impart a degree of cavitation around the particles such that a matte or opaque appearance is obtained.
  • the laminate film may further have additional layers such as a heat sealable layer disposed on one side of the core layer including an amorphous polylactic acid resin and/or a polylactic acid resin-containing layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the heat sealable layer, a metal layer, or combinations thereof.
  • the disclosed film have high gas and moisture barriers an may be metallized BOPLA films and/or can be high quality printable films.
  • the inventors have found that by adding a modifying second polymer "A" to a core or base layer of a polylactic acid-based biaxially oriented film wherein the polymer "A” is a biodegradable polymer with a glass transition temperature T g of 0°C or less, the noise level of the film is significantly reduced.
  • the noise level of the film can be less than 90 decibels (dB).
  • unmodified PLA-based films can exhibit a noise level of 90 dB - and typically higher - noise level.
  • the films can exhibit a noise level that is at least 5 dB lower than the non-modified PLA-based films.
  • the amount of modifying second polymer "A" to be used is between about 10 and 40 wt% of the quiet layer of interest (usually a core or base layer, though a skin layer can be contemplated as well) with the remainder of the composition comprising essentially polylactic acid (either crystalline or amorphous or a blend of both) in an amount of about 90 to 60 wt%.
  • 10 wt% of the modifying polymer A may be sufficient to dampen the noise level of the film.
  • Utilizing greater than 40 wt% of the modifying polymer A can increase cost as well as cause processing problems during the film-making or converting operations such as coating, printing, metallizing, lamination, packaging, etc.
  • a preferred amount of polymer "A" is about 20 wt%.
  • the modifying polymer A is a biodegradable polymer, so as not to interfere or significantly retard composting or degradability.
  • an amount of elastomeric rubber is added to the core or base layer of PLA and polymer A blend in an amount of about 1 to 10 wt% of the layer. 10 wt% or less of this elastomer is added as this amount has been found not to impede or retard compostability or degradability, does not have a large effect on overall cost, and does significantly effect the overall film properties and processability.
  • a preferred type of elastomer is styrene block copolymer (SBC) types, in particular, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer types (SEBS).
  • the total thickness of the films is less than or equal to 30 ⁇ m after biaxial orientation, preferably between 10 and 25 ⁇ m, and more preferably between 15 and 20 ⁇ m.
  • the film can be a mono-layer film or a multi-layer coextruded film--the latter is preferably comprised of a thicker core or base layer that provides the bulk strength of the overall film and has thinner skin layers on one or both sides of the core layer. Additional intermediate layers may also be added to such a multi-layer structure, interposed between the core layer and the outer skin layer(s). Such multi-layer film designs may be symmetrical or asymmetrical in terms of the number of layers on either side of the core layer.
  • the coextruded skin layers are in the range of 0.5 to 5.0 ⁇ m in thickness after biaxial orientation, and preferably between 1.0 and 3.0 ⁇ m.
  • the modifying polymer A forms a layered, strata-like morphology within the primarily PLA-based layer in which the polymer A has been blended.
  • Such morphology is believed to reduce the noise energy of the film-resulting in a quieter film.
  • this modified blend with its unique morphology be used in the core or bulk layer of the multi-layer film; however, it can be contemplated to use such a "quiet" formulation in one or more of the outer skin layers either alone, or in conjunction with the core layer.
  • the films may also be cavitated using mineral-based or polymeric-based cavitating agents, the preference being mineral-based so as not to adversely affect compostability or degradability properties.
  • Typical amount of active cavitating agent to be employed in the core or base layer is about 0.5 to 15 wt% (whether mineral or polymeric), and preferably about 5 - 10 wt%. Such cavitation can also help reduce noisiness of the film as well as lower the film's density and improve its cost effectiveness. Cavitation also provides opacity and a white appearance, which can be desirable for certain aesthetic aspects for packaging or other applications.
  • Discharge-treatment of the films can be conducted to improve or increase the surface energy of the desired layer's surface.
  • Discharge-treatment of the layer can help improve printability, print quality, ink adhesion, as well as for coating of the surface for adequate wet-out and adhesion, and for vapor deposition of inorganic coatings such as metals, metal oxides, or silicon oxides.
  • Discharge-treatment can be accomplished by several means well-known in the art, including but not limited to: corona discharge, flame, plasma, atmospheric plasma, or corona discharge in a controlled atmosphere of various gas combinations.
  • a preferred embodiment may be to metallize one surface of the film via vacuum deposition of a metal.
  • a particularly preferred metal is aluminum.
  • preferred optical density is about 1.5 to 5.0; more preferable is the range of 2.0 - 3.0 optical density.
  • aluminum oxide may be used to provide light transparency as well as gas and moisture barrier properties; it could also be contemplated to use other inorganic transparent materials such as silicon oxides.
  • any number of suitable gas and moisture barrier organic coatings which may be transparent or opaque, may be used. Such coatings may be spread onto one surface of the film by means of methods well-known in the art such as gravure roll coating, meyer rod coating, slot die coating, etc.
  • Suitable barrier coatings can be, but not limited to, polyvinyl alcohols, ethylene vinyl alcohols, polyvinyl amines, polyvinylidene chloride, acrylics, polyhydroxyamino ethers, etc.
  • tie-resin modifiers or grafted materials e.g. maleic anhydride-grafted or maleic anhydride-comprising copolymers
  • One can also metallize the coated film upon the coated surface with inorganic coatings as described previously.
  • a biaxially oriented polylactic acid film includes a quiet layer comprising polylactic acid (PLA) polymer and a biodegradable polymer A, wherein the quiet layer complies with the following conditions: 60 % ⁇ wt % PLA ⁇ 90 % Tg A ⁇ 0 °C 10 % ⁇ wt % A ⁇ 40 % in which,
  • the biaxially oriented polylactic acid film further includes at least one elastomer E, wherein the following condition holds: 1 % ⁇ wt % E ⁇ 10 % in which:
  • the biaxially oriented polylactic acid film may also include at least one mineral cavitation agent, wherein the following condition holds: 0.5 % ⁇ wt % M ⁇ 15 % in which:
  • the biaxially oriented polylactic acid film may further include a first skin layer comprising or consisting essentially of polylactic acid.
  • This first skin layer may be heat sealable.
  • the first skin layer may be coextruded and include amorphous polylactic acid and a polymer A1, wherein the following conditions hold: Tg A 1 ⁇ 0 °C 10 % ⁇ wt % A 1 ⁇ 40 % 60 % ⁇ wt % PLA 1 ⁇ 90 % in which:
  • a second coextruded skin layer may be applied on a side opposite of the first skin layer.
  • the second coextruded skin layer may comprise or consist essentially of polylactic acid.
  • the film may be lap sealable.
  • the second skin layer may have a thickness of 3 ⁇ m or less.
  • the film may be compostable based on ASTM D5883.
  • the total thickness variation in the TD of the film may be less than 10%.
  • the film may be a packaging film, such as a food packaging film.
  • the film may be metallized.
  • the film may be metallized with aluminum to an optical density of 1.5 to 5.0.
  • the film may be part of a laminate, which may be compostable based on ASTM D5883.
  • the laminate may be part of a food packaging.
  • All these variations of the films can be embodied while maintaining a quieter, less noisy film than unmodified, conventional PLA-based films; maintaining a high degree of compostability and degradability; a high degree of renewable material content; as well as maintaining suitable mechanical properties and processability.
  • biaxially oriented polylactic acid (BOPLA) films with a novel formulation that exhibits a softer feel and quieter sound, without jeopardizing film making stability.
  • the films can be used, for example, in packaging applications.
  • the films can be metallized, or combined with barrier coatings or layers, for improved gas barrier properties particularly for moisture vapor transmission barrier desired in packaging applications.
  • the films can also be printing films for packaging applications and may be transparent or matte in appearance.
  • the films have characteristics that are beneficial to converting processes, are economical, and maintain bio-compostability similar to typical BOPLA films.
  • the resin forming the films may include polylactic acid as a major component to support enough physical and thermal properties of the films, as well as to keep the cost of the film reasonable (since PLA is currently the most cost-beneficial bio-based polymer).
  • the films may also contain another biodegradable polymer having a T g (glass transition temperature) of 0°C or less to dampen the noise energy, which enables the film to be quieter.
  • the films contains 60 to 90 wt%, preferably 70 to 80 wt% of PLA. If the amount is less than 60 wt%, the films with the modifying "softer" polymer "A” may become unfeasible for biaxial orientation processes such as poor thickness profile, may have poor flatness due to less heat resistance, and may possess poor thermal stability, notably higher heat shrinkage. Such films can cause process issues at the downstream processes such as shrinking film, distortion due to such thermal shrinkage, baggy edges or lanes, gauge bands, film breaks, printing pitch mismatches, severe curling etc.
  • the films may not be quiet enough to please general consumers.
  • the PLA is crystalline, typically the content ratio of D-lactic acid and L-lactic acid as 0: 100 to 10:90. Although it may not cause a significant issue even if the PLA essentially contains only L-lactic acid, nevertheless, too much crystalline PLA may cause a deterioration in the film-making process in terms of unstretched lanes or marks or increased film-breaks; thus, a more preferable ratio between D-lactic and L-lactic is 1:99 to 5:95; further preferable ratio is 2:98 to 4:96.
  • Such a high D% polylactic acid like the 4060D grade is also known as an amorphous PLA.
  • Recycled pellets made out of the BOPLA film may also be used.
  • the polylactic acid resin including the base layer may be a crystalline polylactic acid of a specific optical isomer content and can be biaxially oriented.
  • lactic acid has two optical isomers: L-lactic acid (also known as (S)-lactic acid) and D-lactic acid (also known as (R)-lactic acid).
  • L-lactic acid also known as (S)-lactic acid
  • D-lactic acid also known as (R)-lactic acid
  • Three forms of lactide can be derived from these lactic acid isomers: L,L-lactide (also known as L-lactide) and which includes two L-lactic acid residuals; D,D-lactide (also known as D-lactide) and which includes two D-lactic acid residuals; and meso-lactide which includes one each of L and D-lactic acid residuals.
  • the degree of crystallinity is determined by relatively long sequences of a particular residual, long sequences either of L or of D-lactic acid.
  • the length of interrupting sequences is important for establishing the degree of crystallinity (or amorphous) and other polymer features such as crystallization rate, melting point, or melt processability.
  • the crystalline polylactic acid resin is preferably one comprised primarily of the L-lactide isomer with minority amounts of either D-lactide or meso-lactide or combinations of D-lactide and meso-lactide.
  • the minority amount is D-lactide and the amount of D-lactide is 10 wt% or less of the crystalline PLA polymer.
  • the amount of D-lactide is less than about 5 wt%, and even more preferably, less than about 2 wt%.
  • suitable examples of crystalline PLA include Natureworks® INGEOTM 4042D and 4032D. These resins have relative viscosity of about 3.9-4.1, a melting point of about 165-173°C, a crystallization temperature of about 100 -120°C, a glass transition temperature of about 55-62°C, a D-lactide content of about 4.25 wt% and 1.40 wt% respectively, density of about 1.25 g/cm 3 , and a maximum residual lactide in the polylactide polymer of about 0.30 wt% as determined by gas chromatography.
  • M w is typically about 200,000; M n typically about 100,000; polydispersity about 2.0.
  • Natureworks® 4032D is the more preferred crystalline PLA resin, being more crystalline than 4042D and more suitable for high heat biaxial orientation conditions.
  • the 4042D PLA grade contains about 1000ppm of erucamide and for some applications, particularly for gas barrier metallizing, may not be suitable.
  • the amorphous PLA is preferably based on an L-lactide isomer with D-lactide content of greater than 10 wt%.
  • a suitable amorphous PLA to use is Natureworks® INGEOTM 4060D grade.
  • This resin has a relative viscosity of about 3.25-3.75, Tg of about 52-58°C, seal initiation temperature of about 80°C, density of about 1.24 g/cm 3 , a D-lactide content of about 12 wt%, and a maximum residual lactide in the polylactide polymer of about 0.30 wt% as determined by gas chromatography.
  • Molecular weight Mw is about 180,000.
  • the film contains 10 wt% to 40 wt%, preferably 20 wt% to 30 wt% of the base layer of another, second, bio-degradable modifying polymer "A" having T g of 0°C or less to dampen the noise energy of the film. If the amount of polymer A is more than 40 wt%, the film may become unfeasible in that it could exhibit detrimental process and quality issues. If the amount is less than 10 wt%, the film may not be quiet enough.
  • This second polymer A is preferably bio-degradable or compostable to maintain the film's overall compostablity as defined in the ASTM methods mentioned below. It is not mandatory that the second polymer be made from a sustainable source, but it is preferable that the percentage of sustainably-sourced material in the total film structure is 80 wt% or more, preferably 90 wt% or more.
  • Preferable examples for such polymers are summarized in the Table 1. It is preferable to select one or multiple (mixing) of two or more of them based on the rheology compatibility with PLA at the extrusion temperature to reduce the risk of process issue such as flow mark etc.
  • the film also contains an elastomer such as a rubber at about 1 to 10 wt% of the base PLA layer, and preferably about 5 wt%.
  • an elastomer such as a rubber at about 1 to 10 wt% of the base PLA layer, and preferably about 5 wt%.
  • the use of a rubbery material in the PLA base layer structure may help further absorb or dampen the noise energy efficiently.
  • more than about 10 wt% of such non- biodegradable/non-compostable material could reduce the compostability property of the film.
  • Compostability/degradation studies of PLA basefilms made with about 5 wt%-containing non-degradable elastomer does not appear to appreciably affect the degradation or composting speed of the film compared to control PLA films which do not contain the elastomer.
  • styrenic block copolymer such as styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) or styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene (SEPS).
  • SEBS styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene
  • SEPS styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene
  • SBC styrenic block copolymer
  • SEBS styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene
  • SEPS styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene
  • styrenic block copolymer rubbers their rubber segment is about 40 to 87% of the polymer. The higher the rubber segment, the softer and more rubbery the polymer is.
  • they are modified by grafting with maleic anhydride (MAH) for improving adhesion or compatibility with the host PLA polymer, which is polar.
  • MAH maleic an
  • SBR styrenebutadiene rubber
  • SBS styrene-butylene-styrene rubber
  • chloroprene rubber etc.
  • SBR styrenebutadiene rubber
  • SBS styrene-butylene-styrene rubber
  • EDM ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer rubbers
  • MAH-grafted or MAH-containing materials or tie-resins can also be used with these rubbers to aid in compatibility with PLA.
  • a mixture or copolymer of these rubbery polymers may also be effective for dampening the noise.
  • the preferable styrenic block copolymer may be selected in terms of the amounts of rubber segment and the MAH grafting.
  • Exemplary SBC in this study is KRATON Performance Polymers grade FG1924GT, which is a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) tri-block rubber. Its polymer contains 87 wt% rubber segments (ethylene-butylene rubber) and is MAH grafted at 0.7 to 1.3 wt%. It has excellent compatibility with PLA.
  • the inventors believe, without being bound by any theory, that it may be preferred that the modifying second biodegradable polymer A exists as a discontinuous phase and layered structure in the PLA matrix (See Figures 4 and 5 ). It is believed that a certain larger size of the "chunks" of the second biodegradable polymer A may contribute more effectively noise dampening, rather than smaller size "chunks” or a totally miscible mixture of PLA and the second biodegradable polymer A.
  • This distributed, layered, strata-like morphology - or lamellar-like morphology - of the second polymer A type in the PLA matrix is believed to be a key component to reducing and dampening noisiness of the film as a kind of shock absorber or insulator.
  • a desired property of the polymer A is the low T g property enabling it to remain in the rubbery state at room temperature and much more flexible than the glassy PLA matrix, which has relatively high T g as noted above. It is also noted that if the optional elastomer or rubber is used in conjunction with low T g polymer A, this rubber also has a very low T g as well and contributes to the dampening effect of the noisy, glassy PLA.
  • This optional rubber component is also noted to lie in a lamellar-like layered morphology like the second polymer A component and often in the same layers as polymer A. It is contemplated that this layered strata-like "lamellar" morphology can help improve gas and moisture barrier properties of the film by providing a "tortuous path" that impedes the diffusion of gas or water molecules through the film. Indeed, it could be contemplated that such a "tortuous path"-like layer formed by the addition of modifying polymer "A" type or blends to PLA could be used as an effective metal receiving layer for metallized PLA film versions for improved gas and moisture barrier enhancements. Such a modified, relatively thinner, metal receiving layer on an essentially PLA-based core or base layer could be a cost-effective and economical method to improve gas and moisture barrier properties of metallized PLA films.
  • the film may contain mineral particles as cavitating agents.
  • the cavitating agents create voids when the film is stretched or oriented. Such voids around the cavitation agents may also further reduce the energy of noise by the reduced net volume and mass of the film.
  • Examples of mineral cavitating agents may be selected from mica, talc, calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), silica (SiO 2 ) titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), barium sulfate (BaSO 4 ) and mixtures thereof. Based on our study, preferred minerals for the cavitating agents are talc or CaCO 3 in terms of compatibility with PLA and efficiency of the cavitation.
  • Preferred size of the cavitating agents may be 1 to 5 ⁇ m, and more preferably, 2 to 4 ⁇ m. If the size is smaller than 1 ⁇ m, the efficiency of cavitation may not be enough to reduce the noise. If the size is greater than 5 ⁇ m, it may cause some process issue such as filter clogging, process pollution or contamination because the particle may be easy to come off from the film. Large particles could also cause very large voids to form which could result in a mechanically weaker film or increased loss of productivity due to film tears and breaks during orientation or other downstream processing.
  • the preferred content of the cavitation agents may be 1 to 15 wt% of the base PLA layer, more preferably, 3 to 10 wt%.
  • the efficiency of cavitation may not be enough to reduce the noise. If the content is greater than 15 wt%, it could make the film too brittle or weak to handle.
  • Another benefit of cavitation of the film is that it also helps reduce the overall density of the PLA-based film, thus improving the economics of the film.
  • cavitation opacifies the film, thus rendering it unsuitable for clear or transparent film packaging applications.
  • the use of mineral cavitating agents are generally harmless and do not retard the speed of the PLA-based film's degradation.
  • polymeric cavitating agents can help reduce the noise energy as well as the economic cost of the film. Indeed, density of the PLA base layer could be reduced further not only via void formation, but also since the polymeric cavitating agent will have an intrinsically lower density than the mineral cavitating agents.
  • Suitable polymeric agents could be cyclic olefin copolymers (e.g. as described in EP 1 385 899 B1 ) or crystalline polystyrene. Both of these polymers, however, should be noted as being petroleum-based and non-degradable.
  • the film may further contain any other components such as anti-blocking agents, antioxidants, flame retardant agents, thermal stabilizers, light stabilizers, hydrophobic agents, release agents, coupling agents, chain extenders, end group capping agents, oxygen absorbers, moisture absorbers, anti-coloring agents, UV absorbers, anti-static agents, nucleating agents, lubricants, adhesive improvers, pigments, etc.
  • anti-blocking agents antioxidants, flame retardant agents, thermal stabilizers, light stabilizers, hydrophobic agents, release agents, coupling agents, chain extenders, end group capping agents, oxygen absorbers, moisture absorbers, anti-coloring agents, UV absorbers, anti-static agents, nucleating agents, lubricants, adhesive improvers, pigments, etc.
  • Total thickness of the film may be 5 to 250 ⁇ m. If the thickness is less than 5 ⁇ m, the film may not be robust enough for the film-making process and converting process. If the thickness is greater than 250 ⁇ m, the film may be too stiff to handle. Preferably, for most packaging applications, the thickness may be 8 to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 10 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m. Especially in terms of balanced performance between noise and processing/handling, the most preferable thickness may be 15 to 25 ⁇ m. In terms of noisiness, if the film is thicker, the noise energy gets larger. If the film is thinner, the noise could have a higher frequency, which may be more annoying to the human ear.
  • the biaxially oriented PLA film can be a mono-layer or base layer as shown in Figure 1 ; or a coextruded multilayer structure such as a 2-layer film of A (skin layer) /B (core or base layer) as shown in Figure 2 wherein the skin layer A is different than the core or base layer B; a 3-layer film of A (skin) / B (core) / A (skin) wherein the two outer coextruded skin layers are the same and the core layer is different; or A (skin) / B (core) / C (skin) as shown in Figure 3 wherein all three coextruded layers are of different compositions or formulations.
  • a coextruded multilayer structure such as a 2-layer film of A (skin layer) /B (core or base layer) as shown in Figure 2 wherein the skin layer A is different than the core or base layer B; a 3-layer film of A (skin) / B (core) / A (skin) wherein the two outer
  • the core layer B contains the second biodegradable polymer A, elastomer, and optional cavitation agents mentioned above. It can be contemplated to incorporate the second polymer A and optional components in one or more of the coextruded skin layers in addition to the base or core layer B.
  • the skin layer may essentially consist of PLA.
  • An advantage of using essentially PLA resin for the skin layers A and/or C may be, for example, laminating/sandwiching the lower T g core layer B by the PLA skin layer(s) of which T g is relatively higher. Such a structure may help prevent some process issues such as sticking to the heated machine direction processing rolls; provide better surface properties such as lower friction for the better handling; provide better metal receiving layer; and/or make the film heat sealable if an amorphous PLA is used.
  • the skin layer may preferably be 1 to 3 ⁇ m in thickness (after biaxial orientation), and preferably 2 ⁇ m thick.
  • the preferred value for acceptable heat seal strength is minimum 200 g/25mm and preferably 400 g/25mm or greater at 121 °C (250°F) seal temperature.
  • the thickness of the layer B can be 2.5 ⁇ m or more. Initiation temperatures of 110°C (230°F) or less are preferred.
  • Preferable hot tack strength is 140 g/25mm minimum at 121°C (250°F) seal temperature.
  • the skin layer could contain other biodegradable polymers, including the second polymer A of 0°C T g or less, and amorphous PLA, and blends thereof. It is advantageous of this type of skin layer formulation that it can improve further the total film quietness and allow the film to be heat sealable because of the content of such noise dampening materials. If it is desired that the skin layer needs to be heat sealable, the skin layer may preferably be 2 ⁇ m or thicker.
  • the film has two skins surrounding the core layer B, wherein the first skin A contains a blend of bio-degradable polymer A and amorphous PLA and the second skin C essentially consists of PLA resin.
  • the advantage of this structure may be the consolidation of the above mentioned preferred performance for noise reduction.
  • the first skin layer A could be 1 ⁇ m or thicker
  • the second skin layer may essentially consist of amorphous PLA and the thickness may be 1 ⁇ m or thicker.
  • the above mentioned skin layer C which essentially consists of PLA may have the thickness of 3 ⁇ m or less. If the thickness is thicker than 3 ⁇ m, the total film may become louder.
  • the biaxially oriented modified PLA film shows a 5 dB or higher noise reduction relative to typical unmodified biaxially oriented PLA films of the same thickness.
  • This noise reduction provides a fully compostable package that is more acceptable to consumers.
  • the frequency distribution of the noise of the film may preferably show an overall reduction of 500 Hz or higher, which is also acceptable to many customers since the lower frequencies are less uncomfortable or annoying to the human ear. (Actual method for sound testing will be explained in the "Test Methods" section below.)
  • the film has a heat shrinkage of 10% or less, preferably 5% or less in both of MD (machine direction) and TD (transverse direction) at 120°C for 15 minutes. If the shrinkage is higher than 10%, the film could cause issues (wrinkling, heat lane, baggy film, distortion of flatness, curling etc.) due to the heat from processes such as heated roll, hot air drying ovens etc. in some of these downstream converting processes. Strength at break is also an important property for the processing.
  • the film has the strength at break of 48263.3 kPa (7000 psi) or more in both of MD (machine direction) and TD (transverse direction), preferably 68947.6 kPa (10,000 psi) or more. If the strength is less than 48263.3 kPa (7000 psi), it may cause film break at the process of converting.
  • At least one surface of the film may be discharge-treated to enhance the surface wetting tension.
  • treatment are, but not limited to, corona discharge treatment in air, corona discharge treatment in a controlled atmosphere such as carbon dioxide and/or nitrogen blends (to the exclusion of oxygen gas), flame treatment, plasma treatment, etc. or a combination of the methods.
  • the wetting tension should be 38 mN/m or higher, more preferably, 40 mN/m or higher, depending on the skin layer formulation for good print ink adhesion (or good printability) or for metallizing or coating. Excessive treatment, however, may degrade the polymer and adversely affect the ink adhesion or metal or coating adhesion.
  • the film may have proper friction to prevent process or film handling issues related to the film's surface being slippery enough to be wound, conveyed, and processed.
  • the preferred coefficient of friction (COF) may be less than 0.6, more preferably less than 0.5, and most preferably less than 0.4.
  • the film could contain anti-blocking and/or slip agents.
  • suitable inorganic antiblock particles in each skin layer include but are not limited to, for example, zeolite, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, alumina, silica, aluminum silicate, barium hydroxide, kaolin, kaolinite, talc, clay, diatomite, montmorillonite, titanium oxide, high and ultra-high molecular weight silicone gels, and crosslinked silicone polymers (such as polymethoxysilane compounds), and the mixture of them.
  • organic particles may be added as far as the film may show enough bio-compostability as desired.
  • Suitable organic particles include but are not limited to, for example, polymeric particles such as polymethylmethacrylate compounds, polystyrene compounds, acrylic compounds, polyurethane compounds, polyester compounds, fluorine compound cross-linked particles, and the mixture of them.
  • Particle size in the film may preferably be 0.1 to 5 ⁇ m average diameter, more preferably 0.5 to 4 ⁇ m, and even more preferably 2 to 3 ⁇ m.
  • the content of the particle may be preferably 0.01 to 1 wt% of the skin layer, more preferably 0.01 to 0.5 wt%.
  • a particularly favorable antiblock is spherical sodium calcium aluminum silicate of about 2 and 3 ⁇ m nominal diameters such as Mizusawa Silton® JC-20 and JC-30 grades, respectively.
  • Migratory slip agents may also be used such as fatty amides or silicone oils.
  • Fatty amides such as stearamide, erucamide, behenamide and others can be contemplated.
  • Low molecular weight silicone oils of about 500 cp or less can be used as well.
  • Some migratory additives like silicone oils can affect the print quality of the inks.
  • the process to make the film is preferably a biaxial orientation process, either sequential or simultaneous, although the sequential biaxial orientation process is more common.
  • raw material pellets of polymers and/or additives mentioned above are dried and then melt-extruded.
  • each layer is separately melt-extruded and laminated through a feed block.
  • the polymer may be extruded using a single screw extruder or vent-type twinscrew extruder to control the output and thereby controlling the variation of the thickness of the film.
  • the resulting melt curtain is pinned via static pinner or air-knife onto a casting drum and quenched, then oriented into the machine direction (MD) and sequentially oriented into the transverse direction (TD).
  • the film may also be heat-set or annealed to reduce thermal shrinkage of the film and form as thermally dimensionally stable a film as possible.
  • coating layer(s) may be applied by an "in-line" coating method between the MD and TD orientation steps wherein a gravure coater, for example, can be placed to coat the MD-stretched film, which is then conveyed into the TD oven for drying and subsequent TD orientation.
  • the coating may include adhesion promotion coating, anti-static coating, polymeric barrier coating such as ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polyvinyl amine, and their mixture or co-polymers.
  • the formulation described above can allow the making of biaxially oriented film with nearly the same film-making conditions of conventional biaxially oriented PLA films without significant modification of process or equipment. Not only that, the resulting film qualities such as flatness, gauge band, consistent thickness profile is similar to typical PLA film. In order to run stably in the following downstream converting processes, it may be preferable that the thickness profile variation of the film is 10% or less, more preferably 7% or less.
  • downstream converting is the process to apply a coating material onto one surface of the film.
  • the preferred function achieved by such a coating may be: adhesion promotion coating, anti-static coating, or a polymeric gas barrier coating such as ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH), poly vinyl alcohol (PVOH), poly vinyl amine, or their mixtures or co-polymers.
  • EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol
  • PVH poly vinyl alcohol
  • US patent application 12/891,349 PCT publication US2010/50227
  • Such coating materials can be applied in a dispersion or solution in water or another solvent, using an application method such as gravure coating, meyer rod coating, slot die, knife over roll, or any variation of roll coating.
  • the applied dispersion or solution may then be dried with hot air typically 60°C to 120°C.
  • the film is exposed to the heat from the hot air.
  • Tension is also applied to the film for conveyance and winding. The film preferably needs to survive against such condition without distortion or shrinkage.
  • the film may be placed inside a vacuum chamber metallizer for vapor deposition metallization using aluminum or other metals. During the metal deposition, the film is exposed to the condensation heat of the vaporized metal deposition. Tension is also applied to the film for conveyance and winding. The film preferably needs to survive against such condition without distortion or shrinkage.
  • Typical metals used for high speed deposition can be: aluminum, copper, gold, zinc, titanium, chromium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, or palladium, or alloys or blends thereof.
  • aluminum is used for cost effectiveness.
  • Typical optical densities usually range from 1.5 to 5.0, preferably 2.0 - 3.0.
  • Metallization is a low-cost and convenient method to provide improved gas and moisture barrier properties to the film.
  • an optional pre-treatment or "priming" of the substrate surface prior to metallizing by aluminum may be preferably conducted.
  • a primer layer has been found to improve beneficially gas barrier properties and metal adhesion of the vapor-deposited metal to the metal receiving layer substrate.
  • This primer layer is comprised primarily of a metal such as copper, titanium, palladium, aluminum, chromium, iron, nickel, zinc, silver, indium, tin and their oxides, the preferable metal being copper or titanium, and most preferably, copper. Blends or alloys of the above metals can also be contemplated.
  • the film roll is placed within a vacuum metallization chamber in which the two types of metallization occur sequentially.
  • the first deposition step deposits the primer layer of metal upon the desired side of the PLA substrate; the second deposition step deposits a second, thicker metal layer upon the first primer metal layer.
  • the primer layer is thinner than the second metal layer, and may not be a contiguous layer upon the PLA substrate in that the priming metal may not completely cover the surface of the PLA substrate.
  • the second metal layer is a contiguous layer and completely covers the primer layer. This second metal layer provides gas and moisture barrier properties.
  • the metal primer layer is formed by a method wherein a cathode metal functioning as a discharging electrode is sputtered onto one side of the PLA resin-containing film layer under a glow discharge inside a vacuum chamber such as used commonly in vapor deposition of metals, and in which the PLA resin-containing layer surface is also activated or discharge-treated at the same time.
  • the film is treated in this manner typically in the low vacuum pressure section of the metallizing chamber where the unwinding film roll is located and the film is passed through this glow discharge treated prior to entering the high vacuum section of the metallizer where the vapor-deposition evaporation boats are located.
  • the glow discharge treater uses a high voltage between the anode and cathode to produce free electrons.
  • a gas is introduced into the treater and the free electrons combine with the gas to produce ions.
  • Magnetic fields guide and accelerate the gas ions onto the metal cathode target, which then emit metal ions.
  • These metal ions are then deposited upon the first PLA resin-containing layer, creating a primer layer which may be a mono-layer of the metal atoms and which may be an incompletely contiguous or enclosed layer.
  • the pressure range within the vacuum chamber in which the glow discharge takes place is in the range of 13,3 to 0,0133 Pa (10 -1 to 10 -4 torr), power supply to frequency is DC to about 50 MHz, power supply voltage is from about 50 v to 10 kV, and discharge electric current density is from about 1 to 400 mA-min/m 2 .
  • the power setting for the glow discharge is preferably 300 to 500 v, and more preferably, 380 to 480 v.
  • Suitable gases for the discharge gas in the discharge atmosphere are those chosen from oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and blends thereof.
  • the chosen gas is oxygen or nitrogen, and more preferably, nitrogen.
  • Suitable gas flow rates are in the range of 0.5 - 5.01/min, preferably 1.0 - 2.0 1/min.
  • suitable metals are chosen from aluminum, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, gold, silver, indium, tin, titanium, palladium, platinum, and their oxides. Alloys or blends of the suitable metals may also be contemplated.
  • copper or titanium is used as the cathode for sputtering.
  • the deposited metal primer layer can contain a product of discharge gas such as metal nitride.
  • the amount of sputter-deposited metal primer layer is in the range of 5 to 2000 ng/cm 2 , preferably 100-1000 ng/cm 2 , and more preferably, about 500-1000 ng/cm 2 . This can be determined by preparing a known amount of sputter-treated film with the primer metal layer and placing the film in a 1-mol concentration of nitric acid to dissolve the metal and analyzing for the metal content using atomic absorption spectroscopy or inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP-OES).
  • ICP-OES inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy
  • the amount of sputter-deposited metal primer layer on the first PLA resin-containing layer can also be analyzed using XPS/ESCA in which the amount of metal content on the surface is from about 0.1-2.0 atomic %, and preferably about 0.3 - 0.6 atomic %.
  • one surface of the film could be printed by suitable food packaging inks commonly used in the industry.
  • one surface of the PLA-based film is discharge-treated and/or formulated to have a relatively high surface energy suitable for printing.
  • Typical wetting tensions are in the range of 36-50 mN/m (dyne-cm/cm 2 ), and preferably 38 - 42 mN/m.
  • Discharge-treatment of the desired print surface can be achieved by any processes well known in the art such as, but not limited to, corona discharge treatment in air, flame treatment, atmospheric plasma treatment, or corona-discharge treatment in a controlled atmosphere of nitrogen and carbon dioxide to the exclusion of oxygen.
  • Graphic text and images can be printed onto the treated PLA-based substrate with solvent- or water-based inks, or solventless inks that can be electron or UV light-cured.
  • Such graphics are applied in a multi-station printing line using flexo-graphic printing plates or gravure cylinders engraved with the desired graphics.
  • Various stations can apply components of the individual colors and overlay these primary colors to produce a whole spectrum of desired colors and tints (i.e. process printing).
  • dryers are often incorporated between the individual color printing stations to dry the applied ink prior to the next ink color being applied.
  • the finished printed web is wound into roll form for further processing such as laminating.
  • the film itself or the coated, metallized or printed film may be laminated with another one (either the same film type or a different film type can be contemplated) by using an adhesive system or extruduate (extruded tie layer) such as a solvent-borne or water-borne or solventless adhesive (e.g. polyurethane or acrylic adhesive with or without cross linking agent) or by using a melt extrusion adhesive (e.g. low density polyethylene).
  • a solvent-borne or water-borne or solventless adhesive e.g. polyurethane or acrylic adhesive with or without cross linking agent
  • a melt extrusion adhesive e.g. low density polyethylene
  • the lamination adhesive is not limited to these adhesives; other adhesive systems may also be used (e.g. pressure-sensitive adhesives, hot melts) and may be bio-degradable adhesives as well.
  • lamination structures may also show preferred quietness and other properties such as sufficient bonding strength, flatness etc., as desired.
  • the film may be exposed to the heat of hot air to dry the solvent, to the heat of a heated roll to laminate, or to the heat of the extrudate adhesive. Tension is also applied to the film for conveyance and winding. The film preferably needs to survive against such thermal conditions to resist distortion or thermal shrinkage.
  • Glass transition temperature (T g ) The glass transition temperature (T g ) and melting temperature (T m ) of a resin were measured by using a TA Instruments QA-100 differential scanning calorimeter at a heating rate of 10°C/min. substantially in accordance with ASTM D3418. The scanning cycles consist of heating from room temperature to 230°C at 10°C/min rate and cooling from 230°C to -70 °C and then reheating to 200 °C at 10 °C/min again. The results of the second heating run were used.
  • Heat Shrinkage of the films was measured substantially in accordance with ASTM D1204 except that the measurement condition was: temperature 120°C, processing time 15 min.
  • Tensile properties Strength at break, modulus, and elongation of the films were measured using an INSTRON tensile tester model 4201 substantially in accordance with ASTM D882-10. Crosshead speed is about 20mm/min.
  • Noise level of the biaxially oriented PLA film was measured by placing a single sheet of film 21,6 cm x 27,9 cm (8 1/2" x 11" size) on a GELBO Flex Tester Model 5000ES from United States Testing Company, Inc., set at 15 cycles per minute.
  • a Digital Reference® DR-150 Cardioid Dynamic Microphone was positioned at a radial distance of 10 cm (ca. 4 inches) from the film sample, and the microphone was connected to a Dell laptop computer, SIGMATEL C-MAJOR sound card, with microphone boost and SPDIF enabled.
  • the sound capture/digitalization was done at 44.1 KHz sampling rate, 16-bit signed encoding, and analyzed using Raven Lite® 1.0 or Raven Pro® 1.6 sound recording/analysis software from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bio-Acoustics Research Program.
  • film samples such as the modified biaxially oriented PLA film and an unmodified biaxially oriented PLA film (reference PLA control sample)
  • 10 cycles of 4 seconds each were recorded, and one of these 4 seconds cycles was selected for analysis and comparison with the other film samples and Examples.
  • Each selected cycle sound segment was then filtered from 0 to 400 Hz to eliminate the low frequency background noise.
  • time grid was then defined by the 4 second time interval and the frequency limits of 0 Hz and the highest frequency that shows a 30 dB power level on the KHz vs. time chart from each film sample.
  • the frequency vs. time grids for the samples were then copied and pasted side by side on a single file and then analyzed.
  • Center Frequency is defined by the frequency at which the noise energy for all the frequencies below the Center Frequency is equal to the noise energy for all the frequencies above the Center Frequency.
  • Preferable noise level was less than 90 dB and/or preferably 5.0 dB lower than the control PLA film. It should also be noted that sound measurement in decibels is on a logarithmic scale. Further, the term “noise level”, as used herein refers to the noise level obtained according to the method of this paragraph.
  • Thickness Total thickness of the films was measured using a micro gauge meter and the thickness of each co-extruded layer was determined based upon a ratio of extruder output. Thickness of the respective film layers was also measured by Transmission Electron Microscope (HITACHI H7100A, 100kV of accelerating voltage). The sheet samples were sliced in TD and dyed with RuO 4 in advance.
  • Wetting tension of the surface of the films was measured substantially in accordance with ASTM D2578.
  • Heat seal strength of the films was measured by using a SENTINEL sealer model 12 ASL at 206,8 kPa (30 psi), 0.5 second dwell time, with heated flat upper seal jaw Teflon® coated, and unheated lower seal jaw, rubber with glass cloth-covered.
  • the film is heat-sealed sealant-side to sealant- side at the desired seal temperature range and increments in the SENTINEL sealer (e.g. 82-143 °C at 5.5°C increments (180-290 °F at 10 °F increments)) and then the respective seal strengths are measured using an Instron model 4201 tensile tester.
  • the heat-sealed samples are cut into ca.
  • the two unsealed tails are placed in the upper and lower Instron clamps and the sealed tail supported at a 90° angle to the two unsealed tails for a 90 °T-peel test.
  • the peak and average seal strength is recorded.
  • Seal initiation temperature (SIT): Heat seal initiation temperature of the films was measured using the SENTINEL 12 ASL or LAKO TOOL SL10 hot tack sealer and method as described above. Heat seal initiation temperature was the lowest temperature at which minimum 200 g/25mm seal strength is achieved.
  • Compostability of the films was measured substantially in accordance with ASTM procedure D-6400 "Compostable Plastics,” sub-group procedure D-5338 “Disintegration Test.” This ASTM procedure is also known as ISO 1629 in the International Standards test procedures.
  • the test films are aged under composting conditions of 58°C for 180 days maximum duration in compost medium and films are observed and rated for disintegration.
  • the test films may degrade completely within 180 days (26 weeks) and more preferably, within 105 days (15 weeks).
  • Haze of the films was measured by measuring the haze of a single sheet of film using a hazemeter model (BYK Gardner "HAZE-GARD PLUS”) substantially in accordance with ASTM D1003.
  • COF of the films was measured with the use of a Testing Machine, Inc. slip tester (TMI-Model #32-06) substantially in accordance with ASTM D1 894-95. The films were cut to specified sizes. One piece of film was clamped, the desired test surface of the sample up, onto an ca. 457 mm (18") MD (machine direction) and ca. 152 mm(6") TD (transverse direction) glass plate. Another piece of the film was mounted using double-sided tape to a 6.35 cm by 6.35 cm (2.5" by 2.5") 200 g sled, with the desired test surface of the sample down. The sled was placed on top of the glass plate and attached to the load-sensing device. The sled was then moved over the film on the glass plate at ca. 15.24 cm/min (6 in/min). The measuring distance used to calculate the value of static was ca. 2.54 cam(1") and ca. 10.16 cm (4") for dynamic COF
  • the polymer melt was extruded through a 6-hole strand die that was set at 212.8°C (415°F) and the actual temperature of polymer flow was about 215.6 to 226.7°C (420°F to 440°F).
  • the melt strands were quenched in a water bath, and then pelletized by a Berlinger multi-knife cutter.
  • the resulting size of the masterbatch pellets was about 40-60 pellets/gram.
  • the pellets were dried and/or crystallized (if crystallizable), then sealed in a foil-lined bag to avoid moisture uptake during storage.
  • the uniaxially oriented laminate sheet was introduced into a heated tenter and preliminarily heated at 65°C and stretched in the transverse direction (TD) at 75°C at a stretching ratio of 4 times the original width and then heat-set at 140°C and then relaxed (5% toe-in exit rail width setting) in the TD at 120°C to reduce internal stresses due to the orientation and minimize shrinkage and give a relatively thermally stable biaxially oriented film.
  • the extruder output and line speed were adjusted to make the total film thickness as 20 ⁇ m after orientation.
  • the output of each layer was also adjusted by respective screw speed corresponding to the desired layer thickness ratio shown in Table 2-1.
  • the desired surface of the oriented film was treated as shown in Table 2-1 via corona discharge treatment at the watt-density in the range of 3.5 watts/sq. ft/min.
  • the film was wound in roll form.
  • Table 4-1 the noise level of Comparative Example 1 was used as the E0 of 20 ⁇ m sample.
  • Comparative Example 1 was a control PLA film made without any modifying polymer "A".
  • Noise level from Table 4-1 shows 94 dB, which is considered a very loud and noisy film. Other properties such as compostability, mechanical strength, clarity, heat shrinkage, etc. were all acceptable.
  • Examples 4 and 5 show the improvement in noise level by adding 20 and 40 wt%, respectively, into the core layer of a noise modifying polymer "A" - in this case, Ecoflex® PBAT grade A1200. The noise level was significantly reduced compared to CEx1, at 88.5 and 82.3 dB, respectively for Ex4 and Ex5.
  • Other properties for Ex4 and 5 were acceptable in terms of mechanical properties, heat shrinkage, and compostability. It was noted, however, that Ex5 had more difficulty with obtaining stable film flatness and was marginally acceptable in this regard. This issue may have been due to the relatively higher loading of the modifying polymer "A" in the core layer.
  • Comparative Examples 2 and 3 used lower amounts of modifying polymer "A” (PBAT) in the core layer, at 5 wt% and 10wt% respectively. Although processability and other film properties were good, noise level was still greater than 90 dB, at 93.3 and 92.5 dB respectively. In these comparative examples, the amount of modifying polymer "A" is not enough to dampen effectively the noise energy.
  • Comparative Example 6 uses a larger amount of modifying polymer "A" (PBAT) in the core layer at 60 wt%. Noise energy is further dampened to 81.7 dB compared to the previous examples, but as noted in Table 4-1, processability was much worse with unacceptable film flatness. In addition, heat shrinkage stability was much poorer at 15% MD and almost 14% TD shrinkage. This amount of shrinkage was not acceptable. Tensile properties were also weaker. In addition, the high loading of polymer "A” adds significantly more raw material cost for the additional benefit in noise reduction.
  • PBAT modifying polymer "A”
  • Examples 7 through 11 use other types of polymers as the modifying polymer "A”: PHBV (ENMAT® Y1000P or MIREL® F3002 grades); PCL (DANIMER 28709 grade); or blends of PBAT with PHBV or PCL.
  • film profile control and flatness was poor for Examples 7 and 8, mechanical properties and thermal shrinkage was acceptable.
  • film profile control and flatness was good as well as mechanical properties and thermal stability. Compostabilty was also maintained well with these Examples and cost was more economical since a lower loading of the polymer "A" in the core was effective in reducing noise energy and maintaining desirable properties.
  • Comparative Example 12 used a higher loading of a blend of modifying polymer "A" at 50 wt% total of the core layer.
  • the polymer "A” was a blend of 25 wt% PBAT and 25 wt% PHBV in the core layer. This blend ratio in the core layer was a large percentage and raised raw material cost of the film significantly.
  • noise energy was effectively dampened, measured as one of the lowest Examples at 82.0 dB, mechanical properties were worsened as shown by lower MD tensile strength, and thermal stability was worse, being marginal at about 10% MD/TD shrinkage.
  • Examples 13 and 14 used blends of PBAT and PHBV as modifying polymer "A" in the core layer of 10 wt% of each resin respectively, for a total polymer "A” blend of 20 wt% of the core layer.
  • 5 and 10 wt% of elastomer rubber SEBS KRATON 1924X was used, respectively. Noise level was also effectively reduced with these formulations compared to CEx1.
  • Other properties such as tensile strength, film flatness, and thermal shrinkage were very good, and compostability was maintained despite the addition of the elastomer.
  • Comparative Example 15 (CEx15), however, which was similar to Ex 13 and 14 for polymer "A” blend, used a higher loading of SEBS at 20 wt%. In this case, film processability was lost and a film sample could not be made. It is possible that the high loading of SEBS caused too much incompatible gels or phases for stable orientation.
  • Examples 16, 17, and 18 investigated using the modifying polymer "A" blend in both the core layer and one of the skin layers.
  • Ex16 used a blend of 10 wt% PBAT and 15 wt% PHBV in the core layer as polymer "A”; and a blend of 10 wt% PBAT and 10 wt% PHBV as polymer "A" in the first skin layer.
  • Ex17 was a variation of Ex16, wherein the core layer polymer "A” blend was 10 wt% PBAT and 10 wt% PHBV with 5 wt% SEBS; and the first skin layer used 10 wt% PBAT as polymer "A” plus 5 wt% of SEBS.
  • Ex18 was a further variation in which the core layer polymer "A" blend was the same as Ex17, but the first skin layer used a polymer "A” blend of 10 wt% PBAT and 10 wt% PHBV with 5 wt% SEBS. These Examples were also effective in lowering noise level well below 90.0 dB. Tensile strength and heat shrinkage were good; compostability was maintained; film flatness and profile variation were slightly worse but acceptable.
  • Examples 19 through 21 investigated using modifying polymer "A" blends in the core layer as well as mineral cavitating agents to produce a cavitated opaque film.
  • the modifying polymer "A” was a blend of 10 wt% PBAT and 10 wt% PHBV of the core layer with 5 wt% SEBS.
  • the first skin layer was again essentially 100 wt% amorphous PLA.
  • a talc PLA masterbatch was used (Marval Industries TC4 grade) at 25 and 50 wt% of the core respectively, which equated to about 5 wt% and 10 wt% active talc cavitating agent respectively.
  • Haze was 96%, again indicating cavitation and opacification of the sheet; tensile properties were acceptable although marginally acceptable for the MD direction; compostability was maintained; noise level was reduced acceptably to 87.3 dB; but film processability was questionable as some film breaks were experienced.
  • Comparative Example 22 was also a cavitated structure similar to Ex21, except that the CaCO 3 PLA masterbatch was increased to 50 wt% of the core layer (15 wt% active CaCO 3 ) Haze increased further to 99% indicating increased cavitation and noise level was reduced further to 84.3 dB compared to Exs 19-21.
  • MD and TD tensile strengths were very poor, particularly for the MD tensile strength, likely due to the high degree of cavitation and large void formation; in addition, film stability was very poor with many film breaks, also likely due to the very weak MD tensile strength.
  • the uniaxially oriented laminate sheet was introduced into a heated tenter and preliminarily heated at 65°C and stretched in the transverse direction (TD) at 75°C at a stretching ratio of 4 times the original width and then heat-set at 140°C and then relaxed (5% toe-in of the exit rail width setting) in the TD at 120°C to reduce internal stresses due to the orientation and minimize shrinkage and give a relatively thermally stable biaxially oriented film.
  • the extruder output and line speed were adjusted to make the total film thickness as shown in Table 2-2.
  • the desired surface of the oriented film was treated as shown in Table 2-2 via corona discharge treatment at the watt-density in the range of 3.5 watts/sq. ft/min.
  • Table 4-2 the noise level of Comparative Example 23, Comp Example 25 and Comp Example 28 were used as the E0 of 9 ⁇ m, 17 ⁇ m, and 35 ⁇ m thickness films, respectively.
  • Comparative Examples 23, 25, and 28 were control films of essentially 100 wt% PLA made at different thicknesses. As shown in Table 4-2, the noise levels of these Comparative Examples were all in excess of 90 dB, which were considered undesirably loud. It was observed that as thickness of the film was increased, noise level of the film also increased progressively (e.g. CEx23 at 9 ⁇ m showed noise level 92.8 dB vs. CEx28 at 35 ⁇ m with noise level 94.6 dB). However, mechanical properties, thermal stability (shrinkage), compostability, and film profile control and processability were all very good.
  • Examples 24, 26, and 29 were "quiet” versions of the respective Comparative Examples described above. These Examples used a blend of modifying polymer "A" including 10 wt% PBAT and 10 wt% PBHV with 5 wt% SEBS in the base layer and were extruded and oriented at thicknesses of 9 ⁇ m, 17 ⁇ m, and 35 ⁇ m, respectively. Each of these examples demonstrated a significantly lower noise level than its Comparative Example counterpart: Ex24 at 9 ⁇ m had a noise level of 84.6 dB vs. its counterpart in CEx23 at 92.8 dB; Ex26 at 17 ⁇ m thickness had a noise level of 85.6 vs.
  • Example 27 was a variation of Ex26 in which the amount of modifying polymer "A" was essentially doubled: 20 wt% PBAT and 20 wt% PHBV was used, with 5 wt% SEBS, in the base layer. In comparison to Ex26, noise level was further reduced to 81.9 dB due to the increased amount of polymer "A” blend. Tensile properties, thermal stability, compostability, and profile control were acceptable, although some sticking issues were observed during film processing. In addition, the higher loading of polymer "A” types could add higher cost to the film.
  • a suitable barrier coating blend can be comprised of Kuraray EVALCA® RS-1 17 ethylene vinyl alcohol of about 97.5-99.0% hydrolysis at 3.71 wt % non- volatile solids (NVS) and Celanese Celvol® 24-203 polyvinyl alcohol of about 88.0% hydrolysis at 7.72 wt% NVS, and glyoxal crosslinker such as Emerald Performance Materials Freechem® 40DL at 1.62 wt% NVS. An amount of Air Products Surfynol® 420 defoamer at 0.09 wt% NVS was also added. Total NVS% was 13.14.
  • the coating was applied using a 200 line screen Quad gravure cylinder in a reverse-gravure open pan applicator with a backing roll.
  • the dried coating weight was about 0.20 - 0.25 ⁇ m thick.
  • the rolls were coated at a line speed of about 122 - 183 m/min (400-600 feet / min), at 76-88°C drying temperature via 3-zone air flotation oven to minimize thermal shrinkage. Processability notes are summarized in Table 5.
  • PLA-based film designs and formulations using a modifying polymer with T g of 0°C or less have been developed that can significantly reduce the noise level of unmodified PLA films.
  • Such modified PLA films can exhibit acceptable mechanical properties, appearance, thermal stability, film profile/thickness variation control, and processability such that film-making and downstream converting processes can be maintained at productive and cost-effective levels.
  • compostability or biodegradability of the films can be maintained at similar degradation rates as unmodified PLA-based films, particularly if the modifying polymer is a biodegradable polymer itself.
  • gas and moisture barrier properties of the films can be similar - or even better (based on possible gas and moisture vapor improvement due to formation of a tortuous path in the modified layer) - to unmodified PLA-based films.

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  1. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie, umfassend eine leise Schicht, die Polymilchsäure- (PLA)-Polymer, mindestens ein Elastomer E und ein biologisch abbaubares Polymer A umfasst, wobei die leise Schicht die folgenden Bedingungen erfüllt: 60 % ≤ Gew . % PLA ≤ 90 %
    Figure imgb0028
     T g A ≤ 0 °C
    Figure imgb0029
     10 % ≤ Gew . % A ≤ 40 %
    Figure imgb0030
     1 % ≤ Gew . % E ≤ 10 %
    Figure imgb0031
     wobei:
    Tg (A) eine Glasübergangstemperatur des biologisch abbaubaren Polymers A ist,
    Gew.% (A) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz des biologisch abbaubaren Polymers A in der leisen Schicht ist,
    Gew.% (PLA) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz von Polymilchsäure in der leisen Schicht ist,
    Gew.% (E) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz des Elastomers E in der leisen Schicht ist, und
    wobei die Wärmeschrumpfung der Folie 10 % oder weniger bei 120 °C x 15 min in sowohl einer Maschinenrichtung (MD) als auch einer Querrichtung (TD) ist, eine Reißfestigkeit der Folie 482,6 bar (7000 psi) oder mehr in sowohl der MD- als auch der TD-Richtung ist, das Polymer A eine Schichtenstruktur in der leisen Schicht bildet und die Folie die folgenden Bedingung erfüllt:
    E 0 − E ≥ 5 dB
    Figure imgb0032
     wobei
    E0 ein Geräuschpegel einer biaxial orientierten Polymilchsäurefolie ist, die im Wesentlichen aus Polymilchsäure besteht (dB),
    E ein Geräuschpegel einer biaxial orientierten Polymilchsäurefolie mit Polymer A ist (dB).
  2. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Folie eine Gesamtdicke von 30 µm oder weniger aufweist.
  3. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, wobei das biologisch abbaubare Polymer A ausgewählt ist aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Polyhydroxybutyrat-valerat, Polycaprolacton, Polybutylen-adipat-co-terephthalat, Polybutylen-succinat, Polybutylen-succinat-adipat, PH(R)A R=C2-C10 oder Mischungen davon.
  4. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Elastomer E Styrolblockcopolymer (SBC) ist.
  5. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend mindestens ein mineralisches Kavitationsmittel, und wobei die folgende Bedingung gilt: 0 , 5 % ≤ Gew . % M ≤ 15 %
    Figure imgb0033
     wobei:
    Gew.% (M) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz des mineralischen Kavitationsmittels M in der leisen Schicht ist.
  6. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend eine erste Hautschicht, die im Wesentlichen aus Polymilchsäure besteht, wobei die erste Hautschicht vorzugsweise heißsiegelbar ist.
  7. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 6, umfassend eine coextrudierte heißsiegelbare erste Hautschicht, wobei die erste Hautschicht amorphe Polymilchsäure und ein Polymer A1 umfasst, wobei die folgenden Bedingungen gelten: T g A 1 ≤ 0 °C
    Figure imgb0034
     10 % ≤ Gew . % A 1 ≤ 40 %
    Figure imgb0035
     60 % ≤ Gew . % PLA 1 ≤ 90 %
    Figure imgb0036
     wobei:
    Tg (A1) die Glasübergangstemperatur des biologisch abbaubaren Polymers A1 in der ersten Hautschicht ist,
    Gew.% (A1) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz des biologisch abbaubaren Polymers A1 in der ersten Hautschicht ist,
    Gew.% (PLA1) ein Gewichtsprozentsatz an amorpher Polymilchsäure in der ersten Hautschicht ist; wobei das biologisch abbaubare Polymer A1 vorzugsweise ausgewählt ist aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Polyhydroxybutyrat-valerat, Polycaprolacton, Polybutylen-adipat-co-terephthalat, Polybutylen-succinat, Polybutylen-succinat-adipat, PH(R)A R-C2-C10 oder Mischungen davon.
  8. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 7, ferner umfassend eine zweite coextrudierte Hautschicht auf einer Seite gegenüber der ersten Hautschicht, wobei die zweite coextrudierte Hautschicht im Wesentlichen aus Polymilchsäure besteht.
  9. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Folie kompostierbar basierend auf ASTM D5883 ist.
  10. Biaxial orientierte Polymilchsäurefolie nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Folie metallisiert ist; wobei die metallisierte Folie vorzugsweise Aluminium als Metallschicht umfasst, und/oder worin das Metall in einer optischen Dichte von 1,5 bis 5,0 vorliegt.
  11. Laminat, das die metallisierte Folie gemäß Anspruch 10 umfasst.
  12. Laminat nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Laminat kompostierbar basierend auf ASTM D5883 ist.
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